Description: He is an exceptionally muscular looking western young adult. He is armored in gleaming platemail with gilded edges. A flowing brown cape and mantle trimmed with soft black waves gently in the breeze. Beneath his clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. His hair, while still mostly black, has prominent grey streaks. He has hazel eyes.

Personality: He is unhospitable to his core. His small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. He believes the world needs to unite to get rid of dire rats once and for all.

History: He is the product a well kept family trust fund and as such has never really known need. He struck it rich when he found rare goods in large quantities. He was forced to fight in gladiatorial arenas alongside his partner. They became the best of friends and one day they managed to break out together and then went their separate ways.

Motivation: His name or reputation has been wronged in the past by dire rats, and he desires to right it; and money/treasure

Ideals: Fighting. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Rich, Slave, Enemies. Occupation: Mason

Voice: Complex vocabulary, royal

Possessions: 1000 gp. Embroidered silk and velvet mantle with numerous moonstones (2300 gp). Solid gold idol (900 gp). Ceremonial electrum dagger with a star ruby in the pommel (600 gp). Silver comb with moonstones (800 gp). 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item. 1 Minor magic item.

Description: She is an exceptionally muscular looking northern young adult. She likes to wear ponchos typically of a light green in addition to tight pants. Beneath her clothing is a huge mess of scar tissue. Her crest is rusty and curly. She is very pretty but has cold, dead eyes.

Personality: She dislikes all the random violence that takes place in the north. She is susceptible to being scared and is in actuality easily frightened. She likes to tell stories.

History: Born in the north to a Masseuse, Jaxi learned a great deal about her father's area of expertise. A few years later when the west was not economically sound they moved to her current location. She has gone from town to town till she finds a spot where she can set up a sustainable business.

Motivation: Sabotage a competitor; and to be a painter again

Ideals: Pacifist. Flaws: Fearful. Bonds: Slave, Attractive, Job, Immigrant. Occupation: Masseuse

Voice: Tuts and clicks tongue

Possessions: 8000 gp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (300 gp). A life-sized copper and silver statuette of a cockatrice. (10 gp). Embroidered and bejeweled glove (1000 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: 6'1" and muscular, this eastern woman wears a shirt and pants that are bristling with pockets overflowing with maps, compasses, and other navigational equipment. Her red fur is drawn into a tight pony tail with a rose scrunchie. Her hazel unseeing eyes seem to look past you.

Personality: She loves telling others what to do and how they should feel about things. To her fellows she is seen as friendly and intelligent, but is angry and unforgiving to the so called fatcats and any who do and have associated with them.

History: She was born to a pair of big game hunters, but was frequently ill as a child. A freak accident while working with her Brewer father left her crippled. She now has a substantial network of resources ranging from contacts to ships to peers.

Motivation: Many brigands want her driven away; and she wants revenge against brigands

Ideals: Entrepeneur, Athletic, Opinionated. Flaws: Disease. Bonds: Enemies. Occupation: Junk Dealer

Voice: Excited and jittery

Possessions: 800 pp. Fire opal (1200 gp). Pink pearl (140 gp). Brown-green garnet (140 gp). Obsidian (5 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Tiger eye turquoise (5 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Moonstone (50 gp). Malachite (5 gp). Blue quartz (5 gp). Aquamarine (500 gp). Zircon (50 gp). Golden yellow topaz (500 gp). Peridot (50 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp). Rhodochrosite (5 gp).

Description: A middle-aged woman, she very much looks the part of a Knight, and is pretty ugly. She has wavy white hair. She wears crescent spectacles with a black brim.

Personality: Here is a woman who knows she is the smartest in the room. She talks down to others constantly. Dalaba is a bit of a follower. Usually she is manipulated by her sisters into helping them out, but recently she has become more of a free agent.

History: Dalaba was born the youngest of three triplets. Her father was supposedly a charlatan fortune teller, but she insists her father was legitimate. She struck the Knight job and began her own company from there.

Motivation: To unite with her sister.

Ideals: Impeccable. Flaws: Ugly. Bonds: Job, Family, Religious. Occupation: Knight

Voice: Uses sign language

Possessions: 1000 gp. 1 Medium magic item.

Description: A man with a friendly, welcoming air about him, he is wearing a perfectly clean shirt and pair of pants. He has a silver handlebar mustache and slicked back silver hair. He was beautiful and young once, which still shows through his age, but it is a faded beauty.

Personality: He is curt in most of his responses. He prefers to keep his word usage to a minimum to avoid giving away unnecessary information. He lacks restraint and is impulsive. He jumps in and acts without thinking all too often.

History: Born to a Bowyer, his father struggled to pay the bills. A gifted student he started as a Bowyer, but he got bored and became a Unemployed. He inherited the family business which he has now maintained for 15 years.

Motivation: To be a Bowyer again; and expand his business

Flaws: Shy, Impulsive. Bonds: Attractive, Poor, Job, Enemies. Occupation: Unemployed

Voice: Ums and uhs a lot

Possessions: 7000 gp. Jasper (70 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Chrysoprase (70 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Deep green spinel (90 gp). Chalcedony (70 gp). Red garnet (90 gp). Moss agate (6 gp). Rich purple corundum (1200 gp). Eye agate (6 gp). Moonstone (70 gp). Amethyst (90 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Bloodstone (70 gp). Aquamarine (1200 gp). Azurite (6 gp). Red-brown spinel (90 gp). Zircon (70 gp). Hematite (6 gp). Black opal (1200 gp).

Description: He dresses like a well dressed Courier does. He has a slight overbite and is overall scrawny. He has a small bristly mustache and wavy red hair. His eyes, though not visible through his cowl, are brown.

Personality: He is irascible and easily irritated. He has all his life been fascinated with music.

History: From birth he was tutored by a cruel and relentless mentor. He was one of the best in his class, and was picked up by his current employer. He quickly showed his capability and was soon promoted to a head role. Some 8 years later his spouse died after the birth of his daughter. Heartbroken, Borun never married again. Instead he focused his life to raising his daughter whom he trained as his father had trained him before.

Motivation: Wants to open a new tavern; and further expansion of business

Ideals: Artistic. Flaws: Antagonistic. Bonds: Job, Mentor, In love. Occupation: Courier

Voice: Sensual and smooth

Possessions: 1000 gp. Brown-green garnet (150 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Blue quartz (11 gp). Aquamarine (600 gp). Black pearl (600 gp). 1 Medium magic item.

Description: She is lean but muscular and prefers to wear flannel. She has wavy beige fur. Her eyes, though not visible through her cowl, are yellow.

Personality: She is unhospitable to her core. Her small house has "No trespassing" Signs all over it. She is motivated by money and will often try and persuade people to work for cheap. She haggles over everything, upselling her goods and buying cheap. She is persistent in everything.

History: She was born a particularly ugly child, much to the horror of her parents. Through the years after Spring was born, her mother became increasingly distant from her family, instead choosing to pursue power in the west. Spring's mother didn't care for her much, and the feeling was mutual. She has achieved small success as a Barber.

Motivation: Obtaining odd cultural Halfling artifacts is her passion; and retire the richest woman in the west

Ideals: Entrepeneur. Flaws: Antagonistic, Ugly. Bonds: Job, Adventurer. Occupation: Barber

Voice: Deep voice with rolling R's

Possessions: 1100 pp. Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Carved bone or ivory statuette (40 gp). Brass mug with jade inlays (100 gp). Jeweled gold crown (5000 gp). Carved harp of exotic wood with ivory inlay and zircon gems (500 gp). Solid gold idol (500 gp). Cloth of gold vestments (160 gp). Gold dragon comb with red garnet eye (400 gp). Large well-done wool tapestry (100 gp). Jeweled electrum ring (5000 gp). Eyepatch with mock eye of sapphire and moonstone (1400 gp). 1 Medium magic item. 1 Medium magic item.